Lamp shade



R. H. ASHER Jan. 22, 1963 LAMP SHADE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 15, 1959 Jan. 22, 1963 R. H. ASHER 3,075,074

LAMP SHADE Filed April 15, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ill,

IN VEN TOR.

United States Patent 3,075,074 LAMP SHADE Robert H. Asher, 4892 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Filed Apr. 15, 1959, Ser. No. 806,557 2 Claims. (Cl. 240-108) shipping same. This reduces the problem which attends the handling of conventional shades and effects economies in storaging, packaging and shipping.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shade for a lighting fixture which while of a collapsible charactor is such that in use or fully extended position it has the appearance of a conventional shade and is highly ornamental arid attractive.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view showing the shade in collapsed position;

FIGURE 2. is a view taken on lines 22 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view showing the shade in open or extended position;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the shade in open or extended position;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged view taken on lines 55 of FIGURE 4, and

FIGURE 6 is a enlarged view of one of the strips or sections forming the collapsible band.

As shown in the drawings, the shade is formed of an upper band generally indicated at 10 consisting of a plurality of hinged strips or sections, a corresponding lower band similarly constructed and generally indicated at 12, joined together by spaced vertically extending rods generally indicated at 14. A covering material is secured to the upper and lower bands 10 and 12.

Specifically, the upper and lower bands 10 and 12 are of identical construction and hence only the upper band will be described in detail. The upper band consists of a plurality of substantially rigid sections or strips formed preferably of metal and hingedly joined together and stamped to provide ornamental openings. The shade shown is of octagonal shape when opened or extended, as shown in FIGURES 3 and 4.

The series of strips or sections forming the upper band 10 are designated by the numerals 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30. Strips 'or sections 16 and 24 are of equal length, strips or sections and 28 are of equal length, and strips or sections 18, 22, 26 and 30 are of equal length. The strips or sections forming the lower band 12 are of similar construction and length and will be designated by the same numerals primed.

The opposite ends of each of the strips are looped to form ears for receiving the vertically extending rods 14 to connect the strips for hinging action. For example, as best shown in FIGURES 1 and 6, one end of strip 16 is recessed or cut out at the top and bottom as indicated at 32 and 34 and the said end is looped to form ear 36. The strip 30 adjacent thereto is provided with looped extensions or cars 38 and 40 at the top and bottom thereof which are positioned respectively at the top and bottom of adjacent strip 16 and are accommodated in the recesses 32 and 34 respectively. A rod 14 extends through said ears to hinge the sections together. The ears are secured to the rod 14 in any conventional manner so as to pre-i vent sliding of the strips on said rod. The opposite end of strip 16 is provided with spaced looped extensions or ears 42 and 44 for engaging another rod 14.

The adjacent end of strip 18 is recessed or cut out at the top and bottom as at 46 and 48 to accommodate the ears 42 and 44 and said end has a looped end or ear 50. The rod 14 joins the ears for hinging connection. The remaining strips or sections on the upper band 10 are similarly connected. The strips or sections on the lower band 12 are all similarly constructed and connected to the same vertical rods 14 at the lower ends thereof and are mounted against slidingmovement on .said rods.

A continuous sheetof covering, such as parchment paper or the like and generally indicated at 15 is suitably secured to the insides of the upper and lower bands and said covering extends to substantially the full height of the shade. The covering 15 is secured to each strip or section of both the upper and lower bands 10 and 12 by small fastening members or rivets 52 so the covering 15 i is always contiguous to the strips when the shade is either in extended or collapsed position.

Secured to the inside of strip 24 are a pair of spaced ears 54 which pivotally support an octagonal shaped wire frame member generally indicated at 56. The upper and lower bands 10 and 12 assume the octagonal shape of the wire firame member 56 when said bands are in open or extended position as shown in FIGURE 3. The ears 54 support the frame 56 so that same may be pivoted downwardly to a substantially vertical position, as best shown in FIGURE 1, against the side of the shade adjacent the sides formed by upper and lower strips 24 and 24 and adjacent strips 22 and 22' and 26 and 26' when the shade is in collapsed position. The frame 56 has secured to it cross-members 59 which are connected to a centrally positioned ring 60 for the purpose of suitably securing the shade to 'a lamp, as is well understood.

The strips 20, 28 and 16 of the upper band 10 have each secured to the inside thereof an inverted L-shaped bracket, all designated by the numeral 62 and best shown in FIGURES 3 and 4. The brackets 62 are engaged by the frame 56 when the frame is pivoted to the horizontal position shown in FIGURES 3 and 4. The brackets 62 prevent the further upward movement of the frame and in efiect lock the frame in the horizontal position to maintain the shade in open or extended position. Since the shade when secured to the lamp is supported on the frame 56, the frame will be urged against the brackets 62 to maintain the shade in open or extended position. To collapse the shade to the position shown in FIGURES 1 and 2, the frame 56 is pivoted downwardly, as previously described.

The collapsing of the shade permits the shade to be readily shipped and transported in a smaller box or container than if same were non-collapsible. It also permits storage of same in a minimum of space.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made from the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A collapsible shade comprising an upper band and a lower band, each band formed of substantially rigid strips hingedly joined together to permit collapsing, means for securing said bands in spaced relation, a covering secured to said upper and lower bands and extending be tween said bands to form the side walls of the shade, said shade having an open bottom and an open top combining with said side walls and defining light passageways through said top and bottom openings, means for supporting the shade on a lighting fixture, said means comprising a single rigid unitary frame member hingedly secured to one of the strips of the upper band so that said frame member may be hinged to either a vertical position inside said shade to permit collapsing of said shade or to be hinged to a horizontal position thereby engaging the strips of the upper band so that said band members form a configuration like that of the configuration of the frame the side walls 10f the shade, said shade having an open bottom and an open top combining'with said side walls and defining light passageways through said top and bottom openings, means for supporting the shade on a light-t ing fixture, said means oompnising a single rigid unitary frame member hirrgedly secured to one of the strips of the upper band so that the frame member may be hinged to either a vertical position inside said shade to permit collapsing of said shade or to be hinged to a horizontal position thereby engaging the strips of the upper band so that SHli'd band members form a configuration like that of the configuration of the firame member to maintain the shade in open position, said single'frame member having crossmembers :to define a large open area at the upper end of the shade when said frame member is in horizontal position extending across the shade to permit the substantially unobstructed passage of light through said top and bottom shade openings.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,759,093 Clawson May 20, 1930 1,868,776 Tate July 26, 1932 2,884,515 Fogel Apr. 28, 1959 FOREIGN PATENTS 3,847 Great Britain Aug. 12,1882 11,707 Great Britain of 1897 5,564 Great Britain of 1900 345,460 Great Britain Mar. 26, 1931 

2. A COLLAPSIBLE SHADE COMPRISING AN UPPER BAND FORMED OF SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID STRIPS HINGEDLY JOINED TOGETHER TO PERMIT COLLAPSING, A COVERING SECURED TO SAID UPPER BAND AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREOF TO FORM THE SIDE WALLS OF THE SHADE, SAID SHADE HAVING AN OPEN BOTTOM AND AN OPEN TOP COMBINING WITH SAID SIDE WALLS AND DEFINING LIGHT PASSAGEWAYS THROUGH SAID TOP AND BOTTOM OPENINGS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE SHADE ON A LIGHTING FIXTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A SINGLE RIGID UNITARY FRAME MEMBER HINGEDLY SECURED TO ONE OF THE STRIPS OF THE UPPER BAND SO THAT THE FRAME MEMBER MAY BE HINGED TO EITHER A VERTICAL POSITION INSIDE SAID SHADE TO PERMIT COLLAPSING OF SAID SHADE OR TO BE HINGED TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION THEREBY ENGAGING THE STRIPS OF THE UPPER BAND SO THAT SAID BAND MEMBERS FORM A CONFIGURATION LIKE THAT OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE FRAME MEMBER TO MAINTAIN THE SHADE IN OPEN POSITION, SAID SINGLE FRAME MEMBER HAVING CROSSMEMBERS TO DEFINE A LARGE OPEN AREA AT THE UPPER END OF THE SHADE WHEN SAID FRAME MEMBER IS IN HORIZONTAL POSITION EXTENDING ACROSS THE SHADE TO PERMIT THE SUBSTANTIALLY UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGE OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID TOP AND BOTTOM SHADE OPENINGS. 